About the Journal
Open International Journal of Informatics (OIJI) is an international peer-reviewed journal (Open Access) dedicated to the latest advancement of Informatics sponsored by Razak Faculty of Technology and Informatics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists, researchers and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in broad areas of Informatics. The journal has the following topics that cover the theoretical and application of Informatics but not limited to:
- Artificial Intelligence
- Business Intelligence
- Embedded Systems
- Cyber-Physical Systems
- Blockchain
- Cloud Computing
- Data Analytics
- Deep Learning
- Edge Computing
- Information Systems
- Information Security
- Informatics related discipline (e.g. Agro-based, Business, Health, Sports, Social, etc)
- Intelligent Systems and Computing Technologies
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- Machine Learning
- Software Engineering
- Systems Integration
- Forensic and Social Engineering
- Computer Ethics and Privacy
- Metaverse
Publication Frequency
OIJI is published online with a frequency of two (2) issues per year (June and December)
Publication Fee
There will be no page charge if the paper is finally accepted, neither will there be any honorary for reviewers. There will be no hardcopy prints.
Peer Review Policy
All paper submissions will be pre-screened for conformity with the submission guidelines and overall appropriateness for the journal. Paper submissions that pass the initial screening will be evaluated in a double-blind peer-review process. The editors will supervise the review process, involving selected reviewers from the research community. Acceptance and rejection decisions will be finalized by the Editor-in-Chief.
In general, the review criteria will be those typically used by major journals and conferences (e.g. relevance of the topic, quality of the research process, contribution, novelty, clarity, etc). Enhanced versions of papers previously published in conference proceedings may be considered provided they are of particularly high quality or include substantially new material. Any such submission should be accompanied by a declaration on where and when it has been published. The results of the review process will be communicated to the author(s) by the specified date. The author(s) will be responsible for making the revisions recommended by the reviewers, and for submitting the final version of their paper by the appropriate deadline.
Special issues and/or conference proceedings may have different peer review procedures involving, for example, Guest Editors, conference organizers or scientific committees. Authors contributing to these projects may receive full details of the peer review process on request from the editorial office.
Fast Turnaround Publication Policy
OIJI accelerates the review process and shortens the publication period in the following way: Manuscripts having serious flaws or drawbacks will be rejected by area editors or editors-in-chief without refereeing. The authors of these manuscripts will be informed within a few weeks after the submission is received. Authors of manuscripts entering the reviewing process are supposed to receive the first reviewing results within 2-3 months. Most of the submissions will get a final conclusion to accept or reject within 4 months. It is expected that an accepted paper will be published within six months after submission.
We encourage program committees of academic conferences to recommend their best papers to be published in OIJI. These recommended papers will go through a much shorter period of reviewing process provided that the conference reviewing process has been strict and rigorous and that an agreement is reached as early as possible. We also encourage individual authors to submit their improved proceeding papers to OIJI. Their paper’s review process will also be shortened.
Copyright Policy
Copyright of articles that appear in OIJI belongs exclusively to Advanced Informatics Department (AIS), Razak Faculty of Technology and Informatics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. This copyright covers the rights to reproduce the article, including reprints, electronic reproductions or any other reproductions of similar nature. All authors of the accepted manuscripts are required to fill in the copyright transfer agreement.
